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Where does “obsoleto” come from?

obsoleto (Spanish) comes from Latin obsoletus, from Latin obsolesco, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

obsoleto (Spanish): obsolete, outdated

Definitions

  1. obsolete, outdated

Ancestry of “obsoleto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobsoletusold, worn out, thrown off; obsolete, out-of-date;...
2LatinobsolescoI wear out; I fall into disuse; I grow old
3Latinob-towards; against
4Latinobolusobolus
5Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
6Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
7Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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